Character Closure

I'm more than half-way finished with Megan's Legacy, the eighth and final part of the Collective Obsessions Anthology.

It's difficult to provide closure for certain longtime residents in the books, and rather bittersweet. The Larkin and Sullivan families have been in my head for a long, long time. However, as in real life, fictional characters age and pass away just like real ones do. Since the books span a period of more than 140 years, the progression is inevitable.

I have vivid dreams about the characters and scenes on occasion, which is a decidedly weird occurrence and has never happened to me before now.

While I don't want to give too much away at this point, it will be strange to put the characters to bed, so to speak, once and for all.

Sunday Doodles

Since I'm not too interested in the outcome of today's Super Bowl (no fun sans the Oakland Raiders), I'm spending the time writing new material for Megan's Legacy and half-paying attention to all-day marathons of Law & Order SVU and Murder She Wrote.

I went to the store yesterday to stock up on dog and cat food, and even then the grocery was packed to the rafters with people buying goodies for game gatherings. I wouldn't step a toe into it today for love nor money. Speaking of goodies, my favorite snack gnaw while typing or handwriting is Chex Mix. I've become addicted to the stuff of late, along with my daily dose of Arizona Iced Tea with Lemon.

I'm progressing with the storyline in Megan's Legacy, taking it where I want it to go and finally bringing the Collective Obsessions Anthology to an end. However, even pre-planned outlines sometimes go off course, which happened several times over the weekend. They were all good inclusions in regards to the story, adding a bit more drama for the main characters, but sometimes little epiphanies create other avenues that need exploring.

As usual, I won't know the final outcome until the last word appears on my screen.

"Passion Forsaken" Released

Passion Forsaken was released by Club Lighthouse Publishing today!

I'm excited beyong words, naturally. One book down, seven more to go...

Passion Forsaken is available at Amazon (Kindle), Fictionwise (Nook) and in multiple formats at the publisher's web site.

Click here to read the press release for "Passion Forsaken."